IQs:
1. Did you lead the Peasant's revolt?
2. Did you invent Rugby Football?
3. Are you also known as "the Kingpin"?
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IQs:
1. Did you lead the Peasant's revolt?
2. Did you invent Rugby Football?
3. Are you also known as "the Kingpin"?
1. Nope, not Wat Tyler.
2. I have no idea. Walter Rugby? :)
3. Hmm, for some reason I feel like this is a The Big Lebowski reference... someone has a nickname in it, that's all I know since I'm the only person in the world who never saw it. Anyway, no clue.
Previous IQs:
Were you a titan of British abolitionism? - Yes, William Wilberforce.
Did you write a letter to your draft board on Oxford stationery? - Yes, William J. Clinton.
Did you begin your service as U.S. Secretary of State in 1993? - Close enough - it was Warren Christopher.
IQs:
Did Ike appoint you Chief Justice of the United States?
Did Nixon appoint you to the same post?
Did you call your wife "Duchess," although she was not one?
Warren Christopher! Dumpkof! I knew that. William Christopher is Father Mulcahy. A kind man but I'm not sure he'd make the idea Sec'y of State.
Ahhh. You will now reap the whirlwind you unknowingly caused in a thread back at the SDMB when you mentioned The Brethren in a GQ thread a couple of months ago, which led me to buy the book and start it just last week.
- No, I am not Earl Warren
- And no, I am not Warren Burger. (Really, to keep the pattern going, the next chief justice should've been Burger something...)
- I'm tempted to say Warren G. Harding just to continue with the theme, but then I remember you didn't go with the "William" theme that I thought you were going with before. Might be trying to trap me again. I'll go with: no, I am not Woodrow Wilson?
(And as an off-topic aside, The Brethren is freakin' fascinating. I'm only done with the prologue and first chapter or so, and I can't believe how unbelievably political both Warren and Burger were. Especially Burger, with his desperate desire to be in the majority that seems more important than his own legal determinations. Once I finish with the book, which should probably be some time in 2015 at this rate, I'm really interested to see what the ramifications of all the leaks of confidential memos and so on.)
Correct on the first two; the third was indeed Warren G. Harding, not Woodrow Wilson.
Glad you're enjoying The Brethren. As you're reading, bear in mind that (as was later revealed) Justice Potter Stewart was the authors' principal source. For a more recent but just as interesting take on SCOTUS, try The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin - the same kind of very readable mix of law, history, politics and gossip.
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
Do you like to photograph your Weimereiners?
Were you a regular cast member on Laugh-In?
Did you see a captured VIP led in irons through your hometown when you were a boy?
Oh my bloody buggery instincts, I did it again!
Aw man, I was enjoying not knowing who the heck was the rat (or rats)! Spoiler alert, dammit! :D Next you're gonna tell me who the next chief justice is! (Just kidding, I know. Although actually he could be an IQ subject later on in this round...)
I'll definitely give The Nine a look, thank you! One of the things I regret most about my trips to DC is that I keep missing the SC tour that goes directly into the court. (Obviously when not in session.) I've walked around all the various exhibits and things downstairs, and peeked inside to see the rather intimidating room, but couldn't go in without a guide.
- No, I am not William Wegman.
- No, I am not Joanne Worley? You're really making me feel old here...
- Wow, I can't even guess who this could be, or who the VIP was. If the guy's wearing irons it's gotta be in the 1800s or earlier I'd imagine. I want to guess Mozart but can't think who the criminal would've been. Stumped and very curious.
DQ:
Not real, or "fictional" since you prefer positive clues. :)
Sorry for the Potter Stewart spoiler. I don't remember wondering, at the time, who the source was, since whatever he told the authors was so seamlessly woven into their narrative. The SCOTUS tour is definitely worth taking, next time you're in Washington, and you can indeed go into the courtroom while oral arguments are being heard. You might have to wait for awhile to get in, though, and then may have to leave after just a few minutes, depending on how many other people are waiting.
Correct as to Wegman and Worley. The third is... Woodrow Wilson, who as a boy saw former Confederate president Jefferson Davis, recently captured by U.S. cavalry, led through his hometown of Staunton, Va. It made a big impression on him.
DQ:
Male?
IQs:
Were you a self-described "large party"?
Were you the guy who made the Dead Sea Scrolls available to all researchers?
Are you the best-known member of the Drones Club?
No biggie, it wasn't really a big spoiler. :) I was just enjoying reading the incredible amount of confidential material that Woodward and Armstrong had access to, and I wanted to see if there was a pattern regarding what was available, and which justices came off well, etc.
Oh wow, is that new (that you can hear oral arguments)? My visit was back in 1996 and I could've sworn the program for the guide (which I kept missing) mentioned the tour would only go through the courtroom if it wasn't in session. Actually that reminds me of one or two questions I wanted to ask over on the SDMB.
Damn, that's both fascinating and frustrating! From now on I've gotta remember to guess all my previous wrong answers. :D
To your IQs:
- Well, since you're going with a lot of presidents, I'll say William H. Taft?
- I wish I knew this one, but no. Stumped.
- No, I'm not Bertie Wooster, old bean. but t. you v.m. for the implication that I'm a bit like the cat in an adage. (That's a pretty bad Wodehouse impression, I know. Bertie's voice is unique.)
DQs
Fictional
Male
Correct on Wat Tyler
2. Rugby was invented by Webb Ellis
3. The Kingpin is Wilson Fisk from Marvel comics
DQs:
1. Last name begins with W.
2. If real, he would be alive today
IQs:
1. Did you as a music star, try to run for president of Haiti?
2. Are you known as the "Merc with the Mouth"?
3. Did you play the leader of Psi Corp in Babylon 5?
Hmm.
1. No, I am not Wyclef Jean
2. Wilson, the volley ball from Cast Away? No, just kidding. I have no idea.
3. See above. My B5 knowledge is about on par with my comic book, GoT and general sci-fi knowledge
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
Tours don't enter the SCOTUS courtroom during oral argument, true, but you can go hear oral arguments on your own or with a group. You just won't have a tour guide explaining what's going on.
Previous IQs:
Were you a self-described "large party"? - Yes, W.H. Taft, who asked that a train stop "for a large party," and then explained that HE was the large party.
Were you the guy who made the Dead Sea Scrolls available to all researchers? - Huntington Library boss William A. Moffett, who was once a teacher of mine.
Are you the best-known member of the Drones Club? - Yes, Bertie W. himself.
DQ:
Created since 1950?
IQs:
Were you the last to be killed of everyone who lived with you in London?
Were you the captain of the USS Monitor during its famous ironclad duel with the CSS Virginia?
Were you the captain of the USS Kearsarge during its famous duel off the coast of France with the CSS Alabama?
Don't know any of them.
DQs
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
Previous IQs:
Were you the last to be killed of everyone who lived with you in London? - The title tank-dweller in A Fish Called Wanda
Were you the captain of the USS Monitor during its famous ironclad duel with the CSS Virginia? - John L. Worden
Were you the captain of the USS Kearsarge during its famous duel off the coast of France with the CSS Alabama? - John A. Winslow
DQs:
American?
First appeared in a movie?
Usually considered a "good guy"?
IQs:
Are you a frequent performer on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Are you commonly considered one of the greatest hockey players ever?
Despite your crazy nickname, are you regarded as a top general before 1825?
- No, I am not Wayne Brady
- No, I am not Wayne Gretzky
- No, I have no idea.
1 DQ
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
DQs:
First appeared in print
Has appeared in more than one form of media
IQs:
1. Was your singing responsible for a lot of exploding heads?
2. Are you the Mary Sue of your creator whom everyone despised?
3. Did you play the above mentioned despised character?
1. Stumped
2. No, I am not Wesley Crusher
3. No, I am not Wil Wheaton
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
9. Technically first appeared in print, but not publically
10. Has appeared in more than one form of media
1. Slim Whitman, whose singing out paid to all the aliens in Mars Attacks!
DQ:
Character aged older than 40?
IQ:
1. Had an alter ego named after a famous scientist?
2. Were you Faith's watcher?
3. Did you only ever catch your dinner once and even then never get to eat it.
Previous IQs:
Are you a frequent performer on Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Yes, Wayne Brady
Are you commonly considered one of the greatest hockey players ever? - Yes, Wayne Gretzky
Despite your crazy nickname, are you regarded as a top general before 1825? - "Mad Anthony" Wayne
DQ:
Appears in work set after 1861?
IQs:
Did you warn of an "irrepressible conflict"?
Did you have to borrow money from a neighbor to travel to your new job?
Did you affectionately refer to your VIP husband as your "old man"?
CIAS IQs:
1. Alter ego guy -- I have a feeling I'll regret not knowing this one.
2. No, I am not Wesley McBritishGuyOnAngel
3. No, I am not Wile E. Coyote?
EH IQs:
1. Almost certainly wrong, but no, I am not William Jennings Bryan? Only because I have a sense that it's not a literal conflict (war) but it'll be something twisty, like the battle between the gold and silver standard (which Bryan preferred).
2. New job person -- no idea but it sounds vaguely familiar, although maybe I just hope it is.
3. Stumped again. Oh, I'll take a wild-ass guess: no, I am not Wallis Simpson? (There's no way this is right, heh, I don't see them as being very playful. But the thought amuses me.)
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
9. Technically first appeared in print, but not publically
10. Has appeared in more than one form of media
11. Character not aged older than 40 when first introduced
12. Appears in work set after 1861
Previous IQs:
Did you warn of an "irrepressible conflict"? - William H. Seward, anticipating the Civil War several years before; he later served as Lincoln's SecState.
Did you have to borrow money from a neighbor to travel to your new job? - George Washington in leaving for NYC, land-rich but cash-poor before he became President
Did you affectionately refer to your VIP husband as your "old man"? - Martha Washington
DQs:
Appears in work set after 1938?
Often found in NYC?
Known to carry a gun?
IQs:
Are you Mr. Burns's closest aide and most heartfelt admirer?
Were you a country western singer and good friend of Willie Nelson?
Were you the helmsman of Serenity?
1. No, I am not Waylon Smithers.
2. Erm... just guessing due to #1, but no, I am not Waylon Jennings? Or is he the guy with the puppet called "Madame"?
3. No clue. The only character I know from that show is Mal something, and only because Nathon Fillon played him.
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
9. Technically first appeared in print, but not publically
10. Has appeared in more than one form of media
11. Character not aged older than 40 when first introduced
12. Appears in work set after 1861
13. Appears in work set after 1938
14. Not often found in NYC
15. Not known to carry a gun
Previous IQs:
Are you Mr. Burns's closest aide and most heartfelt admirer? - Yes, Waylon Smithers.
Were you a country western singer and good friend of Willie Nelson? - Yes, Waylon Jennings.
Were you the helmsman of Serenity? - Wash (I don't even know if that's his first or his last name!).
DQ:
Born east of the Mississippi River?
IQs:
Are you a dog who loves books?
Were you crowned on Christmas Day?
Did you give the "Cross of Gold" speech?
Is:
1. No, heh, I am not Wishbone.
2. I know I should know this. Well, if it's a real person and a British monarch then it's got to be one of the Williams, considering there are no other W names (unless it's the present Queen Elizabeth; I don't remember if her dad went by Windsor or Saxe-Coburg). Eh I'll try... no, I am not William the Conqueror?
3. No, I am still not William Jennings Bryan. A person I know for two reasons: a) the Scopes Monkey Trial, and b) my having once played a tiny role in the reality-based opera The Ballad of Baby Doe, which actually features Bryan as a character. (The title character's husband owned a major Colorado silver mine, which Bryan visited at one point to much acclaim. Hard to believe someone would write an aria about the silver vs. gold standard debate, huh?)
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
9. Technically first appeared in print, but not publically
10. Has appeared in more than one form of media
11. Character not aged older than 40 when first introduced
12. Appears in work set after 1861
13. Appears in work set after 1938
14. Not often found in NYC
15. Not known to carry a gun
16. Not born east of the Mississippi River
Correct on all three.
IQs:
Did Forrest Gump show up in the background of a scene featuring you, a real person?
Were you a country star whose first name was the last name of a President?
Did you arrange for a science building to be named after your sister?
- Hmm. You really like this film. I've managed to avoid seeing it because I could never stomach the hype or Tom Hanks's accent. Anyway, I know it takes place some time in the fifties/sixties/seventies--Vietnam's involved at some point--but that doesn't exactly narrow things down. Maybe someone at Woodstock? Nah, I'm stumped like Gary Sinese's character, ha. (Yeah I know that much, anyway!)
- No, I am not Wilson Pickett?
- This is a super longshot, but no, I am not Walter Annenberg? (Main reason I think this is wrong is that I think his sisters were wealthy enough to name stuff after themselves if they wanted to, like the Haupt Gardens and so on.)
Probably two DQs for you.
Actually, I don't like the movie all that much, but it has a lot of historic people appear in it and is useful for Botticelli questions.
Previous IQs:
Did Forrest Gump show up in the background of a scene featuring you, a real person? - George Wallace, governor of Alabama.
Were you a country star whose first name was the last name of a President? - Yes, Wilson Pickett.
Did you arrange for a science building to be named after your sister? - Wilbur (or Orville) Wright, at Oberlin College. She was a graduate of the college.
CIAS, what would be useful DQs at this point? So far I'm stumped.
That would be Walter White aka Heisenberg from Breaking Bad.
DQ.
First public appearance in a TV show?
I have a feeling that the character first appeared in a screenplay (technically print) before something else.
We could always ask for genre, contemporary setting, killed on screen and so on.
Good ones.
DQs:
Died onscreen?
Dramatic character?
IQs:
Were you a notable recess appointment in 1956?
Were you a top American labor official?
Did you play John Adams in the film 1776?
IQs:
1. Did you own a talking horse?
2. Are you famous for your skills with a crossbow?
3. Were you the main character in a film that bore no relation to the historical events it was supposed to portray?
Dude! I told you I'm reading The Brethren! I've been reading up on all these guys. And you must sense I'm a 1776 fan considering my affection for Adams.
- No, I am not William Brennan
- This one I'm embarrassed not to know. What kind of pinko doesn't know the history of labor?
- No, I am not the inestimable William Daniels, the one and only true John Adams even if it wasn't historically accurate
One DQ for you
1. Neigh, I am not Wilbur from Mr. Ed.
2. Nay, I am not William Tell
3. Nae, I am not William Wallace?
(Not as sure about the last one, but I really want it to be if only because it let me say "Nae.")
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
9. Technically first appeared in print, but not publically
10. Has appeared in more than one form of media
11. Character not aged older than 40 when first introduced
12. Appears in work set after 1861
13. Appears in work set after 1938
14. Not often found in NYC
15. Not known to carry a gun
16. Not born east of the Mississippi River
17. First (most obvious) public appearance in a TV show
18. Died onscreen at least once :devil:
Hmm, dramatic character could mean a couple of different interpretations. Do you mean a character in a drama, or a character who is dramatic (serious)?
A character in a drama.
Previous IQs:
Were you a notable recess appointment in 1956? - Yes, Justice William Brennan (Ike's advisors told him appointing a Northeastern Catholic would be good in his reelection year, and Brennan, who was serving on the New Jersey Supreme Court at the time, fit the bill).
Were you a top American labor official? - Walter Reuther.
Did you play John Adams in the film 1776? - Yes, William Daniels.
DQ:
First appeared in TV show set in what was then the present day?
IQs:
Did your mice have sunglasses?
Did you have a withered arm that you always hid from the camera?
Yes, the last one was William Wallace
Hmm more IQs:
1. Were you a long running Number One who refused to take command of his own ship when offered?
2. Were you the first human ally of the Autobots?
DQs:
1. Fictional
2. Male
3. First name begins with W
4. If real, he would not be alive today
5. Created since 1950
6. American
7. Did not first appear in a movie
8. Usually considered a "good guy"
9. Technically first appeared in print, but not publically
10. Has appeared in more than one form of media
11. Character not aged older than 40 when first introduced
12. Appears in work set after 1861
13. Appears in work set after 1938
14. Not often found in NYC
15. Not known to carry a gun
16. Not born east of the Mississippi River
17. First (most obvious) public appearance in a TV show
18. Died onscreen at least once
19. A character in a drama
20. Did not appear in a TV show set in what was then (or now, or ever... yet) the present day
EH IQs:
1. Not a clue!
2. Hmm. Seems a longshot because this wasn't a whole arm, and also because you're talking about a real person, but no, I am not Walter O'Reilly? (Gary Burghoff had a missing finger he artfully hid while holding various objects)
CIAS IQs:
2. is a stumper for me, but...
1. Yes, I am William Riker
I loved that you got soooooo close with Wesley Crusher! Well done, CIAS.
2. was SparkPlug Witwicky
I was running out of "W" names as well :D
Good choice by the way, that would have been embarrassing if we had missed that one.
Ooo, William T. Riker, good one!
Previous IQs:
Did your mice have sunglasses? - Wallace, from the Wallace & Gromit movie A Grand Day Out. See at 1:31 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstQB9YdlTE.
Did you have a withered arm that you always hid from the camera? - Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Ok, next one up.
Your letter is N
Ooh here we go.
1. Were you a perpetually losing candidate for Prime Minister in the late '80s/early '90s?
2. In your early film role in a hugely successful Academy Award-winning film under your more famous stage/acting name, did a snarky mentor refer to you as a graduate of the Copacabana School of Dramatic Arts?
3. Are you, much like Velir Rangin, known as a Science Guy?
IQs:
Were you FDR's first Vice President?
Was Hagrid sorry to see you go?
Has your name come to mean exactly the opposite of the kinda guy you were?
1. Neil Kinnock
2. I have no idea. Stumped. Good quote though.
3. I have a feeling I should know this, but the name escapes me.
2 DQs to you to start off.
1. Absolutely no idea at all.
2. It's the hippogriff isn't it, whose name I cannot remember.
3. Nope, no clue on this one either.
3 DQs, unlesss you are feeling kind :)
#2 is Norma Jeane Mortenson, aka Marilyn Monroe. The film was 1950's All About Eve (which I recommend extremely highly, it's an acidly funny film about theater life; until Titanic it held the record of the most Academy Award nominations (14), winning six; it's also the only film in history to have four actresses up for awards (Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for Best Actress, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Supporting).)
Monroe's very minor character was being introduced to Margo Channing (Bette Davis), a bitchily sympathetic stage actress feeling very vulnerable at turning 40, by suave but even more bitchy theater critic Addison DeWitt (inimitable George Sanders, whom Disney fans might remember as the voice of tiger Shere Khan). Here's the very brief scene. Every other line in this scene is snarky, it's just a wonderful screenplay. And Marilyn looks so very young & gorgeous as she's over her head surrounded by far better actors, but that works well for her role well here. Anne Baxter is the one playing Eve, who's an apparently goody-two-shoes fan of Margo's.
#2 may not be known over in the UK, but as always I never know with your wide-ranging knowledge of stuff I would've thought was obscure TV: Bill Nye the Science Guy, who had a kids' TV show about making science fun (and funny).
More IQs:
1. Were you known for tossing oranges to theater audiences before becoming a king's most famous mistress?
2. Could people who admired your performance have raised a toast to you, and their words would have described both you and the object they were lifting up?
3. Were you one of the early prostitutes-with-a-heart-of-gold prototypes whose attempt to assist a youngster had, shall we say, less than optimal repercussions for you?
DQs:
1. Real?
2. Female?
Nice film clip, choie. Marilyn was a charmer even then.
Previous IQs:
Were you FDR's first Vice President? - John Nance Garner. (Always referred to by all three names; I've used him before).
Was Hagrid sorry to see you go? - Norbert, the cute little dragon.
Has your name come to mean exactly the opposite of the kinda guy you were? - The great and fearsome king Nimrod, whose name now is synonymous with nerd/loser/dweeb.
DQs:
Last name start with N?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Did you costar in Hellcats of the Navy?
Does a thinly-veiled version of you appear in Gone Girl?
Was an early TV role of yours playing a very young doctor?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with N
1. Nell Gwynne
2. WAG...is there anyone called Nicholas Glass???
3. Poor Nancy from Oliver Twist, she loved 'im so.
1. Nancy Reagen.
2. I don't know about Gone Girl, so Stumped.
3. Neil Patrick Harris aka Doogie Howser
Take a DQ.
LOL, Nicholas Glass. No, I was being mean. I spoke of opera singer Nellie Melba, as in Melba Toast.
IQ:
1. Although you exist in a modern fantasy series, are you purrfectly named after an extremely unpleasant character in Jane Austen's classic Mansfield Park?
2. Did your unforgettably smooth, silky voice make you one of the most popular singers of mid-20th century America--but even at your most famous, a cross was burned on your lawn when you moved into a white neighborhood?
3. Are you notorious for sneaking into a shockingly vast number of people's houses late at night--which would be sinister, except that you tend to leave with less than you came in with?
DQ:
- Alive?
Boom boom! Every one a Maserati.
IQs:
1. An aging silent film star, did you respond to the question, "didn't you used to be big?" with "I'm still big; it's the pictures that got small!"
2. A solo singer (if one is being generous with the latter turn--okay i just don't dig this person's voice), did your addition to a famous folk trio turn them into a equally-famous quartet?
3. Is your reputation as a cold-blooded mastermind likely incorrect since beliefs attributed to you are probably either irony, satire or a flat-out warning to know-your-enemy?
Previous IQs:
Did you costar in Hellcats of the Navy? - Yes, Nancy Davis LKA Reagan.
Does a thinly-veiled version of you appear in Gone Girl? - Nancy Grace, the cable legal commentator. (Gone Girl is a great thriller, BTW, and soon to be a movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3LB0lOJ0o).
Was an early TV role of yours playing a very young doctor? - Yes, NPH as lil' Doogie (and he'll be in Gone Girl, too!).
DQ:
American?
IQs:
Did you long pine for Daphne Moon?
Has your look of nervous discomfort in a poorly-reviewed movie become an Internet meme?
Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with N
4. Alive
5. American
1. Nope stumped on this one.
2. Nope, stumped on this one as well.
3. Niccolai (sp?) Machiavelli
2 probably 3 DQs for you.
1. Niles from Frasier
2. Stumped, but seriously curious.
3. Nope, not aware of this one.
2 DQs for you good sir.
Previous IQs:
Did you long pine for Daphne Moon? - Yes, Dr. Niles Crane.
Has your look of nervous discomfort in a poorly-reviewed movie become an Internet meme? - Nicolas Cage, from 8mm: http://i.imgur.com/B14x2.gif
Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? - Revolutionary War spy Nathan Hale.
DQs:
Born since 1964?
Best known for the creative arts, broadly defined?
IQs:
Do you go by the superhero name "Aquaman"?
Were you a humorist whose work President Lincoln enjoyed reading?
Are you the hero of the novel The Last of the Mohicans?